The head of operations he couldn't post the job for.
Eleven months of searching, one mention at dinner, and three names in the inbox by morning.
11 months
Search before
3
Names offered
9 days
Meeting to offer
Delhi
Chapter
how it happened
tue · 7:30pm · chanakyapuri, delhi
Eleven months of looking for a head of ops. It came up once, at a small dinner in Chanakyapuri.
The ops floor in Okhla she now runs. wed · 9:00am · a member's inbox
The next morning, three names arrived — each with a two-line note. One was already between jobs.
Nine days from first meeting to signed offer. thu · offer out · okhla, delhi
Nine days from first meeting to signed offer. She's been running the ops floor ever since.
“The best candidates were never on a job board. They were one introduction away.”
Baaaz member · Delhi
the outcome
First offer accepted in nine days.
Recorded by the desk in November 2025, from the Delhi chapter. Details are kept deliberately light — members' names stay off the record.
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Senior hires move through trust, not through applications.
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Saying the problem out loud in the right room is most of the work.
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A two-line note from someone credible beats a page of CV.
Every one of these started with one introduction.
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